Bela Crkva Research Articles

Epidemiološke karakteristike kovid-19 oboljenja u Južnobanatskom okrugu u 2021. godini

Introduction/Aim: The new coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2, in a short period of time after its appearance in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019, quickly spread throughout the world, which is why on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a covid pandemic 19. Over 750 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 6.9 million deaths have been reported so far. The aim of this research is to analyze the demographic and clinical characteristics of people with COVID-19 in the South Banat District in 2021. Methods: The paper used a descriptive study that included 34,912 subjects of both sexes and all ages. The research included all patients in whom SARS-CoV-2 infection was laboratory-confirmed by a rapid antigen or RT-PCR test in 2021, in the South Banat District, without data on whether the infection occurred for the first time or not. For the purposes of this analysis, data on demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 disease were used. Incidence was used as an indicator of morbidity. As the denominator of the incidence rate, the number of inhabitants was used for the Južno Banat district and eight associated municipalities (Alibunar, Bela Crkva, Vršac, Kovačica, Kovin, Opovo, Pančevo and Plandište), according to the 2011 census. All data were processed in the IBM SPSS Statistics 22 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) software package. Results: In 2021, 34,912 sick patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were reported in the South Banat District. The incidence rate of COVID-19 was 11,885.7/100,000 inhabitants. The highest incidence rate was recorded in the municipality of Kovačica (15,618.7/100,000) and in the 40-49 age group (16,040.9/100,000). In all age groups, the incidence rates for COVID-19 were higher for women than for men, except for ages 0-14 and 60 and over. In October 2021, the highest incidence rate of the COVID-19 disease was registered (2759.3/100,000). 8% of patients had a severe clinical picture, and 22.8% had at least one comorbidity, of which hypertension (62.1%) was the most common. The most frequently recorded symptom of the disease was fever (73.6%). Complete vaccination was carried out in 17.9% of patients, and the most frequently administered vaccine was Sinopharm (69.9%). Conclusion: It is necessary to constantly educate the population about the importance of immunization, especially people with a higher risk of developing a more severe form of the covid-19 disease.

Istraga u Prvom ruskom kadetskom korpusu velikog kneza Konstantina Konstantinoviča u Beloj Crkvi 1934. godine

The paper examines the attitudes of monarchist Russian émigrés towards pro-Soviet tendencies in a refugee setting through the case of discovering the plans to establish a communist party in the First Russian Cadet Corps “Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich” in the town of Bela Crkva in 1934. The investigation, subsequent hearings and sentences handed down to the cadets reveal the attitudes and ideas typical of this community in the interwar period, which would influence the political and ideological positioning of Russian émigrés in the Second World War.

Jugoslovenska narodna armija u Banjaluci (1945-1992)

In the military-territorial organization of Yugoslavia after the Second World War, Banja Luka was a part of the 6th Army, whose headquarters were in Sarajevo. In the beginning of 1948, from the former 6th Army, the 7th Military District was formed. The military area of Banja Luka was supposed to be the 5th Corps during the war. In 1983, 58 Yugoslav People's Army war units and 21 Territorial Defense war units were manned by conscripts and material and technical means from the territory of the Banja Luka municipality. As of 1990, the data on 50,624 conscripts in the municipality of Banja Luka were kept. A total of 4,568 conscripts or 2.28% of the total population of the municipality were engaged in all units of the Territorial Defense. For the needs of building the military infrastructure, the Roman Catholic monastery "Nazareth" was nationalized, and in several waves, thousands of Serbian peasants were evicted from the hilly and mountainous area of Manjaca. With the implementation of repressive measures, a wide area whose population belonged to the royalist movement during the Second World War was evicted, and the Yugoslav People's Army military training ground was built on it. Due to a combination of historical circumstances, Banja Luka has become an important center of military education. After the Resolution of the Inform Bureau, in September 1948, the Tank School Center (TSC) was moved from Bela Crkva in Banat, due to the proximity of the Romanian border, to Banja Luka. Over time, this institution developed into the Armored and Mechanized Units School Center "Petar Drapšin". Near Banja Luka, a significant demonstration exercise was performed as a part of the visit of the high US military delegation to Yugoslavia, which began in October 1951. During 1952, representatives of the US military mission visited two tank brigades and the Tank Officer School in Banja Luka. The Army played an important role in modernizing the undeveloped areas of the country, including the wider Banja Luka region, the Bosnian Krajina. Bosnia and Herzegovina benefited significantly from the establishment of the military industry in this republic, which was given strategic importance, due to the expected invasion from the East after 1948. A significant role in the military industry was played by the Aviation Institute 'Cosmos', which has been operating in Banja Luka since 1958. Most of the infrastructure and combat assets of the Fifth Corps of the YPA from Banja Luka were inherited by the First Krajina Corps of the Army of the Republic of Srpska, as the largest corps of the ARS, that played a key role in the defense of the Republic of Srpska during the civil war in the former SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Сербская воеводинская лексика в сопоставительном и ареалогическом аспекте

The paper undertakes an analysis of vocabulary of the village Gospodjinci (Voyvodina, Serbia), collected with the help of questionnaire of the “Serbian Dialect Atlas” project (about 400 questions). This dialect belongs to the Shumadiya-Voyvodina dialect, which represents the basis of the Serbian literary language, and the vocabulary of this dialect is quite similar to a literary vocabulary (dialectisms make up 5%). Most of the identified dialectisms are also common outside of the Voyvodina. The lexical corpus under study is also compared with the vocabulary of another Shumadiya-Voyvodina dialect — the dialect of Bela Crkva in North-Western Serbia. With 27% of the answers of questionnaires from two villages differing, 10% are partly varying (in one dialect one word is used whereas in the other — two words). In some cases lexical differentiation between the Gospodjinci dialect and Bela-Crkva dialect reflects common Serbian synonymy. Some of the differential lexemes are important from the geo-linguistic point of view and oppose the dialects of Voyvodina to some of the Serbian dialects: pevac — petao ‘rooster’, verenica -zaručnica ‘bride’, zmija — guja ‘snake’, pule — magare ‘donkey’ etc. Lexical isoglosses allow us to conclude that the area of Voyvodina may be included in both Western and Eastern Serbo-Croatian areas.

OPHRAELLA COMMUNA (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) HAS ARRIVED IN SERBIA

Ophraella communa LeSage, 1986 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) is a North American chrysomelid successfully spreading through Europe in recent years. It is a natural enemy and a potential biocontrol agent of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., an important invasive weed, both for agricultural crops and public health (Vrbnicanin, et al., 2008). In Europe, O. communa was first detected in Italy (Boriani et al., 2013), after which it has spread to Switzerland (Muller-Scharer et al., 2014), Slovenia (Seljak, 2017) and Croatia (Zadravec et al., 2019). Here we report the first record of O. commmuna from Serbia. Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae) plants were surveyed during 2020 in 7 localities in Serbia (Fruska gora - Ležimir, Sid, Sremska Mitrovica, Bela Crkva, Belgrade, Donji Milanovac, Valjevo, Stara planina). Plants were surveyed in the fields, samples were gathered and then inspected in the laboratory.

Attitudes of the local residents towards the possibilities of ecoturism development in the area of the Special Nature Reserve 'Deliblato Sands'

Ecotourism is a form of tourism, increasingly developed within protected natural areas due to its ability to minimize negative impacts on the environment and contribute to the preservation and improvement of natural values. In addition to natural potentials, scientific literature emphasizes the importance of the involvement of the local community in ecotourism development, through which multiple socioeconomic benefits for the local population are obtained. Deliblato Sands is an area protected as a Special Nature Reserve, thanks to its specific morphological features, rich biodiversity, rare species and exceptional landscape values. This research examines the attitudes of the inhabitants of the municipalities of Vrsac, Bela Crkva, Kovin, Alibunar and Pancevo, on whose territories the borders of SNR "Deliblato Sands" are located, about the development of ecotourism in Deliblato Sands, its impact on the environment and community and readiness of local population for direct involvement in ecotourism development. The attitudes of 339 respondents were collected through an online survey, and the results of the research were presented by descriptive analysis. It was determined that the inhabitants of municipalities in South Banat have a positive attitude towards the development of ecotourism in the area of SNR "Deliblato Sands", and a proactive approach to direct involvement in further ecotourism development of this area.

André Jullien and the first world classifications of Serbian wines(1816, 1822, and 1832)

This paper analyses the first world classifications of Serbian wines based on Andr? Jullien?s famous Topographie de tous les Vignobles connus? published as early as 1816 (18222, 18323). It points to the far-reaching importance of Jullien?s work, clarifies the circumstances of its creation, its methodology, the significance and types of data presented, and, which is particularly important, identifies most of the sources used by the author. Jullien?s Topographie is not a perfect book free of geographical and historical errors, nor does it cover all winegrowing regions in the world. However, it is the first general classification of all wines, both French and ?foreign?, based on fairly clear criteria and written by an experienced and, as it seems, unprejudiced connoisseur. Its importance was recognized immediately after publication, and the global nature of its classification made it the basis for all similar undertakings. The analytical focus in the article is restricted to the territory of the present-day Serbia. In the Ottoman ?province? of Serbia, he singled out the environs of Belgrade as the most important winegrowing region, adding to it the environs of Pristina in the third edition. Wines produced in the eastern Srem (Karlovci) stand out in terms of quality. This overview also includes the winegrowing region of Banat with Vrsac and Bela Crkva (Weisskirchen). In the wine world of that time wines from Srem and Banat were classified as the wines of the Austrian Empire or, more narrowly, as Hungarian wines. Andr? Jullien obviously did not taste any of the mentioned Serbian wines personally. He relied above all on the information available in encyclopaedias, statistic records, geographies and travel accounts. The search for and identification of his sources has shown how thorough, consistent and honest he was in using such data. Undoubtedly, the best Serbian wines were made in and around Karlovci. A sweet red wine, Ausbruch, gained a high repute around the mid-18th century, retaining it into the 20th century. At first, Jullien classified it into the third and then into the exceptionally high second class of all world?s sweet red wines. For example, of all Hungarian wines, only Tokay was rated above it. Karlovci?s semi-sweet and dry wines received the same high second-class rating. Jullien?s classifications of Serbian wines confirmed the continued existence of high-quality winegrowing areas in what is now Serbia, from Roman times to the beginning of the 19th century.

Drought assessment in Vojvodina (Serbia) using k-means cluster analysis

Droughts are natural hazards that endanger the safety of population, their property and can create serious agricultural and ecological problems over the affected region. An analysis of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was performed by using the database of sixty years (1956–2016) of the monthly precipitation for the nine meteorological stations in Vojvodina region (Serbia). The SPI has been used for drought determination. The present study investigates the application of k-means clustering methods on the SPI at the 12-month timescale values to detect distinct drought clusters. For the purpose of determining the optimal number of clusters, the Gap Statistics was used. The results show that the total of four clusters (regions) can be identified in Vojvodina: three stations are listed in region 1 (Sombor, Palic, and Novi Sad), two stations in region 2 (Bac and Sremska Mitrovica), region 3 is a single-station region (Bela Crkva), while in region 4, three stations are grouped (Kikinda, Zrenjanin, and Vrsac). The Mann-Kendall test has shown that only in region 1 there is a trend in SPI values ranging from arid towards more humid conditions in the 1956–2016 period. In other regions no trend was observed in the data series. These results could contribute to water resources and agricultural planning and management in Vojvodina region and also confirm the usefulness of clustering methods for drought regionalization.

Dr. Dimitrije Radulovic, pioneer in the field of sports medicine - life, work, and achievements

In the historiography of Serbian medicine, there is little data on the life and work of Dr. Dimitrije Radulovic. He belonged to the first generation of Serbian doctors of the 19th century. He was born in 1814, in Bela Crkva, completed his studies of medicine in Pest, where he received his title Doctor of Medicine. After Pest, he went to Vienna, where he specialized in obstetrics. Among Serbs, he was the author of the first work in the field which we today call sports medicine. With this work, as well as with his later work, he established important foundations of sports medicine among the Serbian people. He was the first to write about the importance of physical exercise and the impact of different sports on the physical development of children, adolescents, and adults, thus contributing to the definition of optimal physical activity and hygienic-dietary regimes. His goal was to preserve and improve health, i.e. to improve the prevention and curative of various diseases and injuries, as well as the rehabilitation of patients.

Evaluation of a pumping test with skin effect and wellbore storage on a confined aquifer in the Bela Crkva, Serbia

Pumping test is a fundamental method to determinate aquifer hydraulic parameters. The main evaluated hydraulic parameters are the transmissivity and the aquifer storage coefficient. For estimation of these parameters a semi-logarithmic straight line method is commonly used, which is based on the assumptions of the Theis mathematical model. Nevertheless, there are other parameters corresponding to real conditions during the pumping test, such as the skin effect and the wellbore storage. The evaluation of pumping test data is usually carried out by estimation through curve matching a straight line to drawdown data plotted on a semi-log graph. Neglecting the skin effect and the wellbore storage can lead to false analysis of the time-drawdown variation in the pumping well. Here an evaluation method is developed to estimate the transmissivity, the aquifer storage coefficient, skin effect and wellbore storage from the pumping test data showing this characteristic curve shape.

Evaluation of a pumping test with skin effect and wellbore storage on a confined aquifer in the Bela Crkva, Serbia

Evaluation of a pumping test with skin effect and wellbore storage on a confined aquifer in the Bela Crkva, Serbia

Efficiency of fruitlet thinning in ‘Granny Smith’ apples by use of metamitron

In this paper the results of chemical fruit thinning in the apple cultivar 'Granny Smith' carried out with the herbicide Brevis® containing 150 g kg(-1) of metamitron as the active ingredient are reported. In two treatments, the effect of this compound was enhanced by NAA (1-naphthaleneacetic acid). This study was conducted in a commercial apple orchard of PIK “Južni Banat” located in Bela Crkva (Serbia), in two consecutive years (2013, 2014). The planting distance was 3.3×0.8 m (3878 trees ha(-1)) and trees were trained as slender spindle. Brevis® was sprayed when central fruits in the clusters were 12-14 mm in diameter. Applied treatments in 'Granny Smith' were as follows: control, 150, 188, 225, 150 mg L(-1) of metamitron + 5 mg L(-1) NAA and 225 mg L(-1) metamitron + 5 mg L(-1) NAA. Spraying volume was 800 L ha(-1) in all applied treatments. Metamitron expressed a positive influence on crop load in both investigated years. Treatments containing metamitron alone provided large yield consisting of a high percentage of first quality fruit. The effect of metamitron could be enhanced by mixing with NAA.

Special hospital for pulmonary diseases 'Dr Budislav Babic', Bela Crkva

The Special Hospital for Pulmonary Diseases 'Dr Budislav Babić', Bela Crkva, in its title contains the word 'special' as apart for being a hospital for the mentally healthy people with pulmonary diseases it is in addition an institution for psychiatric patients, who are most often in their psychiatric institutions on a long-term stay. Since its foundation to date, almost two centuries have passed, and it has changed its name, but never stopped working. Its doctors were devoted and professionally concerned about their patients, regardless of whether these belonged to the hospital (according to their state), and regadless of systems, political parties, or whether at peacetime or wartime. It has always been open to people who need help to date.

From the Onomastics of the Area оf Radjevina. Nicknames From Two Villages of the Radjevina Area: Semantics and Motivation

This paper deals with 300 nicknames from two villages in the area of Radjevina: Bela Crkva and Mojkovic. Initially, the corpus is divided into male and female nicknames, and further on according to some minor semantic or motivational features. At the end there is a register of nicknames with the metaphorical meaning of the corresponding appellative, if recorded in dictionaries.

Belgrade episcopate between Orthodoxy and Catholicism (XI - the first decade of the XIV century)

After two centuries of Bulgarian domination, Belgrade came under Byzantum empire rule in 1018. Together with other fifteen cities, Belgrade was mentioned as a bishop centre in a thorough act of the Ohrid Archbishopric, the first sigilion of Tzar Vasilije II Macedonian, from 1019. Belgrade episcopate also comprised Church centres in Gradac, Uzice, Bela Crkva and Glavetin with 40 clergymen and 40 village mayors, which means that it was one of the richest diocese of the Ohrid Archbisopric. Since Belgrade came under Byzantium rule, there have not been any big changes in the character of Church authorities as the Ohrid Archdiocese was established on the spiritual and cultural traditions of The first Bulgaran empire and Samuil`s state, its head was called an archbishop of Bulgaria and in terms of jurisdiction, it was completely independent of Contantinople patriarch. Short reign of Hungarian king Salomon in Belgrade (1071/72) did not lead to any changes in Church organistaion, although certain bishop Franco was mentioned by the King`s counselors. The consolidation of the Catholic Church organisation was enabled only from the fourth decade of the XIII century when Belgrade belonged to the Hungarian king. No later than the beginning of March 1232, according to the decision of the Pope Gregory IX of the Orthodox Eparchy, Belgrade and Branicevo were united with the newly established Episcopate of Syrmia which was founded as a missionary one with the clearly defined aim of the spread of Catholicism among the population of the other part of Syrmia (the regions on the south of the Sava, between the rivers of Drina and Kolubara) which, not long time ago, had been a part of the Diocese of Syrmia under the jurisdiction of the Ohrid Archbishopric. In the period of 1284-1389, Belgrade was under Serbian rule. King Dragutin built the Temple, the headquarters of the bishop of Macva of Serbian Church with the famous Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God, a well-known relic from the period of Byzantium rule, and some other churches, so there were many Orthodox priests in Belgrade and its surroundings. Episcopate of Macva Serbian Church was established in the period of 1284-1290, and it was situated on the country of Macva, i.e. Syrmia. The river Sava was on its northern border, the river of Drina was on the western one, while the Kolubara and the slopes of Avala and Kosmaj were on the eastern border, and the territory reached Crna Gora and Rudnik on the south. Its territory covered the regional unit of Macva only partially. On the basis of the data written down by the Archbishop Danilo II, an expert in Church issues of the time, it is quite uncertain whether there was a metropolitan`s residence in Belgrade. In order to solve the puzzle, some hypotheses were outlined in the reference to the political circumstances and Church practices. The firmly established organisation of the Serbian Church endangered the rights of Belgrade Diocese of the Roman Church; that is why the pope Nicholas IV (1288-1292) and John XXII (1316-1334) reacted in order to establish the Catholic jurisdiction. Although Belgrade bishops Martin and Benedict were mentioned in Latin sources from the nineties of the XIV century, Albensis capitulum, Magister Theodor Albensis Ecclesie Prepositus, Magister Demetrius Canonicus Albensis, those were only titlings. The moment of the formal establishment of the already founded clerical organisation was patiently awaited for. It happened after Belgrade had fallen under Hungarian rule again. Hungarian king Charles Robert was active in the strengthening of the position of the Roman Church. After 1319, the headquarters of the Macva bishop was relocated from Belgrade, but the Episcopate of Macva of the Serbian Church seemed to have continued its activities. The counties of Ub, Nepricava, Rabas, Pepeljevac, Ljig, Toplica, Upper and Lower Obna and the region of Crna Gora and Rudnik were under its jurisdiction, undoubtedly under the authority of the Serbian King. Most likely the Serbian bishop of Macva also had jurisdiction over the Orthodox clergy and the religious people in the regional units of Macva which were returned to Hungary in 1319.

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Resistance to common organophosphate and carbamate insecticides inAphis pomi(Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Introduction. Aphis pomi (De Geer) has developed resistance to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides, as a result of long-term application of these insecticides in conventional apple orchards. For many years, the only mechanism of resistance identified in aphids was overproduction of insecticide-detoxifying esterases. Materials and methods. Insecticide resistance of A. pomi , collected from two conventional apple orchards (localities of Radmilovac – RA and Bela Crkva – BC) and one organic apple orchard (locality of Surcin – SU), was tested by bioassays and biochemical assays. Results and discussion. Compared with LC 50 values for the susceptible population (organic orchard), both populations from the conventional orchards were highly resistant to pirimicarb (234.5 and 52.9 times) and moderately resistant to dimethoate (10.7 and 9.0 times). Increased esterase activity was determined in these two resistant aphid populations. Each of them also produced one esterase isoform more than the susceptible population, when 1-naphthyl acetate was used as a substrate for zymographic detection; when 2-naphthyl acetate was used as a substrate, only one resistant population produced two new esterase isoforms. In one of the resistant populations acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was significantly less inhibited by pirimicarb than in the other resistant population and the susceptible population, which indicates that this population developed another resistance mechanism – Modification of AChE (MACE). Conclusion. Detoxification of insecticides by the metabolic resistance mechanism of esterase enzymes and mechanism of modification of AChE was proven in one aphid population (RA). The other population (BC) has developed only metabolic resistance (enhanced metabolism by esterases), without modification of the insecticide target site (AChE). Development of insecticide resistance was caused by long-term application of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (organophosphates and carbamates) in these conventional orchards.

Hydrogeochemical investigation of ground and surface water in the Neogene - Quaternary sediments

Geochemical investigations in order to identify the mineral deposits, as well as the sources of water supply of rural settlements included in the area of Bela Crkva, between the Nera and the Karaš rivers, draining the Neogene and Quaternary sediments. During the prospecting, water samples were collected from surface water streams, springs, wells, drills, water reservoirs, as well as the samples of stream sediments and rocks. Hydrogeochemical investigations are of significance, where, in the water of Vrsac hills, elevated levels of radionuclides U, Ra and Rn, and other toxic elements were detected with values above maximum allowed concentrations for drinking water. The wells of rural households had increased levels of Fe and Mn, as well as the increased mineralization, conductivity, and nitrogen cycle. The concentration of heavy metals in water wells was increased in the most settlements around Bela Crkva, as well as in Češko Selo, Banatska Subotica, Kuštilj, Jablanka and Karaš river. From the water accumulations formed in the Quaternary sediments southwest from Bela Crkva, samples of water, mud, overbank sediments, and A-horizon were collected. The water samles were determined on: Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Al, NH4, NO3, SO4, HCO3, Cl, F, Ep, Eh, pH value, mineralization, Pb, Cd, Co, Ni, Cr, Cu, Zn, H2S, O2, CO2, U, Ra, Rn, As, Hg, Br. In the solid samples, Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, and other elements, as well as the content of 238U, 232Th and 40K were determined. Test results are presented in tables, diagrams, and hydrogeochemical maps.

Felix Milleker’s Contributions to the Study of the Antiquities of Banat between the 1880’s and 1940’s

This paper describes the contributions of the historian and archaeologist Felix Milleker (1858–1942) to the study of antiquities of his native Banat, in southern Pannonia, formely in Austria-Hungary. From the beginning of his scholary work in the 1880’s until the very end of his life, he published over 200 titles on the history, archaeology and ethnography of Banat. He was curator of the museums in Bela Crkva (1881–1883) and for a very long time in Vršac (1894–1942). In 1881 Milleker published his first work on Roman antiquities in the periodical Történelmi és Régészeti Értesitöin Temesvar. Until 1902 he continued publishing in this periodical dozens of papers on ancient history, archaeology, epigraphy and numismatics of given area including his studies on paleo-lingustics and paleo-ethnography. In addition to numerous articles he published the register of all sites from prehistoric times to the Migration period in three volumes with appendices Délmagyarország régiségleletei a honfoglalás előti idökböl (The Antiquarian Finds from Southern Hungary... I–III, Temesvar 1897–1906). In the second volume he registered all the known sites and described ancient monuments and finds of the Roman period in the territory of whole Banat: present – day western Serbian part, and eastern Romanian part. This corpus is of lasting value and still represents the starting point for modern researches of ancient history, archaeology and numismatics of given area. For his outstanding work Milleker received several prestigious awards as the “St. Savas of Serbia (Belgrade 1923) and medals of the Hungarian Numismatic Society (Budapest 1901) and the Deutsche Akademie (Munich 1934).

Urban regeneration in the context of climate change, on the example of adaptive re-use of the military complex in the Bela Crkva

The challenges of sustainable development and climate change open up the new possibilities in understanding the importance, principles and methodologies of urban renewal. The paper discusses the problem of abandoned buildings and complexes and their possible reuse in the context of climate change and sustainability at an example of the study of repurposing the military barracks complex in Bela Crkva conducted in the Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia in 2012. The conceptual solution of the variant 2, based on the idea of climate-aware and socially responsible design, has been embedded into the basic program scheme of the new complex, which includes the establishment of a university campus, construction of experimental social housing, cultural and artistic facilities, as well as urban agriculture, including the use of alternative energy sources and respecting the principles of energy efficiency. The problems of the abandonment of military buildings and complexes, as well as the recommendations for their adaptation, taking into account the past experience and the current environmental problems, are pointed out in the concluding remarks.